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@§§¤¤$*~:. ~ ~ ~ ~ Elves Live In The Land ~ ~ ~ ~ .:~*$¤¤§§@
###§¤$*~:. ~ ~ ~ ~ Beyond The Great Dam. ~ ~ ~ ~ .:~*$¤§###
###§¤$*~:. ~ It Was Built In The Late Sixties. ~ .:~*$¤§###
#@#§¤$*~:. ~ ~ ~ The Elves Came To Us Then. ~ ~ ~ .:~*$¤§#@#
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§§$*~~:... Came To Trust Them. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Us ...:~~*$§§
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#@#§¤$*~:. Though We Were Not Allowed. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .:~*$¤§#@#
@§§§¤$*~:. ~ ~ Sometimes The Sluice Would Close .:~*$¤§§§@
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#@#§¤$*~:. Beneath, And We Would Go There. ~ ~ ~ ~ .:~*$¤§#@#
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§§¤$$$*~:. There Would Be A Signal, But The Elves .:~*$$$¤§§
§¤*:::.... Would Make Us Not Hear It, And Suddenly ....:::*¤§
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